Eye mounting



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B. LAPKIN EYE MOUNTING Filed Juiy so, 1924 INVENTUg- Patented Get. 11, 1927.

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BOBUCH LAPKIN, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNORTO BUB-T E. LLOYD, F WOODCLIFF, NEW JERSEY.

EYE MOUNTING.

Application filed July 30, 1924. Serial No. 728,995.

This invention relates to dolls heads of the sleeping type in. which the eyes are substantially spherical and are oscillated by means of a weight to expose or hide the pupil depending on Whether the doll is held in upright or in sleeping position.

Most of the arrangements heretofore devised for controlling the eyes are objectionable in that they do not operate properly if the eyes or sockets are not exactly true in form, and their method of mounting is such that the operation of the eyes is aifected by changes in the shape of the head due to weather conditions, the heads often being made of material which is affected by heat, dampness, etc. Further trouble is also raused through children displacing the eyes with their fingers, and also through the support for the eyes becoming disconnected from the head.

While other arrangements have been devised which will operate fairly satisfactory,

- these other arrangements have been so expen-.

sive to make that the cost of the doll is very materially increased.

My object therefore is to devise an arrangement which will cost but very little, if

any, more than the arrangements hereinbefore first referred to, but with which the eyes will operate properly under all conditions, or

if for any reason the eyes should stick, the condition may be easil remedied by a slight pushing inwardly of t e eyes.

A further object is to provide a mounting in which all the parts may be put together prior to the mounting in the head.

A still further object is to' devise an imp'oved construction whereby the eyes may .quickly and easily adjusted relatlve to 4o one another on their common support.

I attain my ob'ects bymeans of'the construction hereina er described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 isavertical section of a dolls head 4 showing my improved eye mounting therein;

Fig. 2 a front view of the eye mounting;

Fig. 3 a rear view of an eye; and

Fig. 4 across section on the line .44 in Fig. 3.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the difi'erent figures. 1 Y 1 is a dolls head, which will be of ordinary construction and has an open top which is covered by means of the hair in the usual sired manner, as by means of a bolt 3 passing through the top of the forehead. On

the lower end of the support 2 are"formed. fig

bearings 4 for a shaft 5. A swinging link 6 has one end connected with this shaft.' On the other end of the swinging link is formed bearings 17 in which the bridge piece 7 is pivotally supported. 4 On each end of this bridge piece 7 is mounted'an eye 8, which eyes, as usual, are of spherical form. To oscillate the eyes, the pendulum 9 is provided. In actual practice the head will, as common in the art be molded from a suitable material which is subsequently given a finishing coat of glue paint, and the support will as usual be secured in place prior to applying this finishing coat to the head. As the g ue paint is likely to cause the eyes to'stick in the sockets, it is desirable that they be removed during the.-tiine the coating is being applied and setting, and I therefore preferably form the bearings 17 as hooks so that the bridge piece with the eyes may be removed or replaced as desired. Mounted on the shaft 5 is the spring 10, one end of which spring engages the rear side of the support 2 and the other end the back of the swinging link 6. This swinging link, as will be seen from Fig. 1, is thus held in forwardv position with the eyes in place in their sockets. I also secure in place, by means of the screw 3, a member 18 adapted to limit the downward swing of the pendulum 9 when the doll is in sleeping position.

In practice the parts will all be a sembled together before being placed in the dolls head, although, as suggested above, the bridge iece carrying the eyes, may be removed uring thecoating operation. It will be seen that the eyes may be pushed away {pom their sockets without danger of afiecti g-their operation and that the pring 10 willreturn the parts to proper position with the eyes in the sockets. If for anv reason the eyes should stick in their sockets. a slight pressure-on the eyes will move them back sufficiently to allow them to swing and return to the proper position.

In order that the eyes 8 may be adjusted relative to one another and to the support, I mount them in the following manner.- Each eye comprises a metal plate 11' on which is secured a hemispherical metal shell I hingedly connected with said support; eyes lugs are bent back, as will be seen 'the passage of a bolt 15, which has nut on the bolt, the clamping members 14: o k t 'to the clamping members and tion of a suppgrtmnountedlherein'; a link ate the legs.

12, over which shell is placed a celluloid said bearing means; a swingin link carshell 13 on which appears the representaried by said shaft; eyes carried y the said tion of the eye. link; a spring on said shaft, one end of said At each side of the plate, andpreferably spring engaging the support and the other integral therewith, is formed a lug 14, which end the link, and tending to hold the latter I particuwith the eyes in position in their sockets; larly on reference to Fig. 4, to form clampand a weight for actuating said eyes. ing members between which are received the 5. In a sleepin kiollis head, thecombina U-shaped member 15 in which is received tion f asi pport mounted therein; a swingone end of the brid e piece 7. Holes areforme ilgclampingfiempivotally carried by the swinging link; an bersltancl 1n each'leg of the member 15 for e on each end of said cross piece; a rea nu Se silient member tending to hold said swinging up thereon. By suitably tightening up the link with the eyes in position in their and a weight for actuating said and the legs of the member 15 are drawn toe gether to frictionally engage one anotherto 6, An y for d011 and the like comprisprevent movement of the member 15 relative ing-a plate; a hemispherical shell carried by al o t0 PI' said plate, a pair of clamping members on vent movement of the member 15 both rotaaid late extending upwardly therefrom; a ril and longitudinally of the cross piece.

referably the plate 11 is grooved longiplate and rotatably mounted between said tudinally of the bridge piece 7, and the botclamping members and adapted to receive tom of the groove is cut away at the ends as the end of.-a bridgepiece of a air of eyes, shown in Fig. 3. said member being rotatable re ative to the It will thus be seen that by simply loose'nclamping members; and means for actuating ing the nut on the bolt 15, the position of the the clamping members to frictionally en age eye may be varied as desired, viz, longitudlthe last mentioned member, to hold it rom nally or rotarily of the bridge piece 7, and rotation. ma be set at an desired angle to the longi- 7. An eye for dolls and the like compristu inal axis of t e bridge piece. ing a plate; a hemispherical shell carried by From the above description it will be seen said plate, a pair 0 clampingmembers on that I have devised a construction which will said plate; a U-shaped member adapted to satisfactorily attain the objects of m invenbe received between said clamping members tion as set out in the preamble of this speciand adapted to receive the end of a bridge fication. piece of a pair of eyes; and means for ac- What I claim is tuating the clamping members to frictional- 1. In a sleeping dolls 1y engage the U-sha ed member and to actuof the -shaped member to frichrpiengedl emecmd with said Support; e tionally engage the bridge piece pivotall y carried by the said link; a resilient 8. An eye or dolls and the like comprismember tending to rock said swinging link mg a plate; a hem s henca-l shell carried by on its hinge to position the eyes in their said plate, a an 0 clam mg membe s on sockets; and a weight for actuating said sa1d p lat P mem adapted 9 be received between said clamping members andadapted to receive the end 'of a bridge iece of a pair of eyes, said clamping memrs and U-shaped membershavmg aliued holes therethrough and a bolt passing through said holes to actuate the clampin members to frictionally engage the U-shape' member and to actuate the legs of the U shaped member to frictionally engage the bridge piece.

9. In a sleeping dolls head, the combination of a support mounted therein; a swinging, link ivoted on the support, said swing ing link aving a hook formed thereon; a iece pivotally and releasablg mounted head, the combinaeyes.

2. In a sleeping dolls head, the combination of a support. mounted therein; a link pivotally carried by said link; and a spring engaging said support and link and tending to. rock said link on its hinge-to position the eyes in their sockets;- and a weight for actuating said eyes.

3. In a sleeping dolls head, the combination of a support mounted therein; a swinging link pivoted on the support; a cross piece pivotally and releasably carried by the swinging link; an eye on each end'of said cross piece; a resilient member tending to 910 hold said swinging link with the eyes in 1!} Sn! bo k; an eye on each end said cross position in their sockets; and a weight for piece; a reslhent member tending to' hold actuating said eyes. said swinging link with the eyes in position 4. In a sleeping dolls head, the combinain their sockets; and a weight for actuating tion of a sup rt mounted therein; bearing said iyles. mean! on aai support; a shaft carried by 10. an eye mounting for dolls and the 'ng link pivoted on the support; a cross piece member extending downwardly toward said I sha ed member to frictionally engage the bri ge piece.

11. In an eye mounting for dolls and the like a frame; a pair of clamping members on said frame; a U-shaped member adapted to be received between said clamping members and adapted to receive the end of. a bridge piece, said clamping members and U-shaped members havin aline'd holes therethrough and a bolt passing through said holes to actuate the clamping members to frietionally' engage the U-shaped member and to actuate the legs of the U-shaped member to friction ally engage the bridge piece.

12. In an eye 'mountin for dolls and the like a frame; an upwar y extending lug on said frame; a. member adapted to receive theend of a bridge iece, said member extending downwardly an carrying said bridge piece,

said lug and member being rotatable relative v To one another and means for clamping said tion.

13. In an eye mounting fordolls and the and member together to prevent rotalike a frame; a pair of upwardly extending lugs on said frame; a downwardly-extendin supporting member between said lugs an adapted to receive the end of a brid e piece, said lugs and member being rotata le relative to one another; and means for clamping said lugs and member togetherto prevent rotation. I

Signed at Toronto, Canada; this 7th day 

